Pitchfork

If blogs had bars, their house bands would sound like Cold War Kids. The California Kids did their best to approximate that sound on this recent Daytrotter Session, featuring four songs. Two of them are from the band's Up in Rags EP ("Hospital Beds" and "We Used to Vacation"), while the other two are previously unreleased tracks ("God Make Up Your Mind" and "Passing the Hat"). All four keep a woozy piano-driven swing going that's sure to make you clutch that Schlitz a little closer to your chest. You know, metaphorically speaking.

If you want to get literal, though, the Kids do have a handful of dates in their home state next month in addition to an October festival appearance in Iceland.

"Used to Vacation?" Shit, we still vacation, son.

09-07 San Diego, CA - The Casbah *#
09-08 Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour *#
09-09 San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord *
09-11 Portland, OR - Dante's *#
09-12 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe *#
10-21 Reykjavik, Iceland - Iceland Airwaves Festival

* with Dr. Dog
# with Elvis Perkins